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"What a story. I've been a fan of Arundhati Roy's writing for a long time. It's astonishing to read her memoir and learn what she had to overcome to become the writer she is. It's wonderful to hear her narrate the memoir but I already want to read the hardcopy. She has such a way with words - I want to be able to stop and savor the writing." — Dec 18, 2025 07:14AM
"What a story. I've been a fan of Arundhati Roy's writing for a long time. It's astonishing to read her memoir and learn what she had to overcome to become the writer she is. It's wonderful to hear her narrate the memoir but I already want to read the hardcopy. She has such a way with words - I want to be able to stop and savor the writing." — Dec 18, 2025 07:14AM
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
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“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
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“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
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“You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.”
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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Ask Anne Lamott - Thursday, December 12th!
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Join us for a special discussion with author Anne Lamott on Thursday, December 12th! Anne will be discussing her latest book, Stitches, a follow u ...more
Q&A with Garth Stein
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— last activity Mar 18, 2012 05:07PM
In celebration of the re-release of his first novel, Raven Stole the Moon, Garth Stein, the author the NYT bestselling literary novel The Art of Racin ...more
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